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Ask any manager who has had to deal with a bad egg in their company what happened, and you’ll get an earful. If they work with people at all, and what manager doesn’t, they will have a store of examples of how much was achieved by having a good team, an even more of how disastrous a bad fit can really be. A manager needs a good team working under or for him.  When a project or service is promised…

In support of job descriptions

       Once you have determined exactly what the person you are considering should be producing and you know the results you want them to achieve you need to determine how this fits in with the current structure of the company.  “Who should this person report to?” is one of the many questions you will need to ask yourself.

Sometimes when working on this step you will find you do not have the…

  There you are, sitting in front of someone, considering him or her for a position.

Perhaps it is a candidate to be hired, or someone you want to head up a project or division in your organization. Even a seemingly small task requires the right person to head it, or you risk failure. (more…)

Who is Right or Wrong?

How Do Others Affect Your Business? Who Is Right Or Wrong For Your Business?

There aren’t too many aspects of life that don’t involve other people. In fact, other people are such an integral part of our lives that it’s safe to say the choices we make about the people we interact with are the primary influence on our success or failure.

In business, brilliant ideas, good planning, competent and…

Now that you know the importance of creating job descriptions for a new position, here’s a new perspective.

Using this knowledge you can not only better determine what the description of the job should be but how you can measure whether a person is performing well on the job or not.

The concept of the “Valuable Final Product.” 

The word “valuable” means that other people will consider it has…

 A job description is a major part of creating confidence for a new person on a position.  Filling a position that was held by another and for which the leaving employee can turn over their hat is not very complicated.  But what about a new position; one that you want to create?

How often do you find yourself a little confused over the description for the position?  You know you need help and you…

When an employee quits – what’s left behind?

When an employee quits – what’s left behind?.

I’ve been reading blogs and listening to talk shows. It surprised me that there were so many of them busy discussing quitting one’s job.

Quitting a current job is a necessary step to new adventures and personal achievement.  A new start can be intoxicating and exciting.

This is not always the case.  Too often chaos has been left behind and no one benefits.

From the viewpoint of the company they…

20 Questions Needing Answers About Employees

You have a business and want to succeed. In order to expand you need to hire employees to do the work. But, while you are an expert at what you do, you may often fail to pick the right person and can run into trouble. So what DO you need to know?

Here are some of the questions often asked but have no answers for:

What kinds of people cause trouble?

What should I watch out for?

How can I handle it…

It’s unfortunate that this picture makes us smile.  Humor is often a recognition of some outness we can reject, so there must be some truth in the original idea.  And sadly there is.

People without a clue cause trouble for all.  They aren’t sufficiently PRESENT to get the job done.  They don’t really hear what they have been told to do or how to do it, and are likely to start off blindly with…

Could you be fooled?

If you are going to work with people you should know about them; their attributes and behaviors.  An in-depth understanding of people can ensure your goals get achieved, for each project or the whole company.

How well do you know what a given person will do?

Candidate or employee, here’s a check of some key personality points.  Check it over, test your know-how.

It’s…

Sometimes one just has to blatantly spread the word; well, advertise of a sort.  I just had to announce we’ve made changes! Our new name is Accurate U-MAN Hiring.  It’s reflective of what we can offer – Accuracy!  We can provide an accurate picture of the performance potential of any candidate.  It gives you certainty in your decisions.  You lay out the requirements, we tell you how well the…

Have you found out WHO is Attached to That Resume?

It’s looking good…

Or is it?   Of course you need resumes before  even considering a candidate for any opening.

How often have you seen a fabulous resume and then skimped on doing a thorough interview as you were so certain you have the right person? Or worse, you’ve conducted a hiring interview with the intention of ensuring this person gets hired.

After all, you read the resume carefully,…

FAST, but Yikes, the mistakes! Here’s how to sidestep that

He seemed SO good in the interview!

Have you ever fallen into this trap when hiring new personnel?

You advertise, handle mountains of applications; work for days in interviews, negotiations, internal training, etc., only to find your new employee doesn’t work out.

Their “mask” of socially acceptable ways to get through interviews has put you at risk.

Heartbreaking to say the least, but it is a…

Workable Job Descriptions – Where Do You Start?

Workable Job Descriptions – Where Do You Start?.